The Edo House of Assembly has ordered the dissolution of transition committee executives in the 18 local government councils of the state.
The order was sequel to a matter of urgent public importance moved by Mr Paul Ohonbamu, representing Egor constituency of the state.
Moving the motion, Ohonbamu noted that the continued stay of the caretaker committees was inimical to the growth of democracy in the state.
He said that the existence of the committees was an aberration, adding that their continued stay in power portrayed Edo in bad light.
The motion for the dissolution of the committees was unanimously endorsed by the House.
In his remarks, the Speaker, Mr Uyigue Igbe, said: “this is the longest serving caretaker committee; a committee was supposed to serve for three months but they have served for two years.
“Therefore, all transition committees stand dissolved and I hereby order the chairmen and councilors to return all properties in their possession to the Heads of Service at the various councils before the end of the day.’’
Igbe noted that the transition committee members had been in office for two years and said that the dissolution was timely and long overdue.
The speaker also declared all offices of the councilors, special assistants and all bodies set up by the executive dissolved.
Mr Emmanuel Okoduwa, representing Esan North East, stated that Edo was counted among the states in the federation that operated transition committees in their councils.
He described the situation as a slap on the faces of the people, saying that the entrenchment of true democracy in the councils would sustain the political image of the state.
It would be recalled that the transitional committee executives were constituted by Gov. Adams Oshiomhole in October 2010.?
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